Overview
A PhD Scholarship on recruitment of Baltic cod is available at the National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua) with starting date February 2011. The project will be carried out in the Section for Population Ecology and –Genetics in Charlottenlund.
DTU Aqua is an institute at the Technical University of Denmark. The purpose of DTU Aqua is to provide research, advice and education at the highest international level within the sustainable exploitation of living marine and freshwater resources, the biology of aquatic organisms and the development of ecosystems as well as their integration in ecosystem-based management. The institute has an international research staff comprising approx. 90 academic employees.
Project description
The PhD project will address the role of clupeids as predators on early life stages of cod, and involves field sampling, laboratory analyses and modelling studies. It will investigate the impact of predation by sprat and herring on cod eggs and larvae based on diet compositions of clupeids sampled in areas and during years with widely contrasting hydrographic conditions. Specifically, the project will focus on: 1) prey selection of herring and sprat from the available food environment, monitored by plankton surveys conducted concurrently to the stomach sampling, and 2) estimating cod egg predation mortality caused by clupeids based on developed prey selection models, egg abundance and distribution from ichthyoplankton surveys, as well as herring and sprat abundance from hydroacoustic surveys and stock assessment models.
Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate who has:
- Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree, or equivalent, in Aquatic Sciences
- Previous experience in fisheries and marine biological research
- Proficiency in written and spoken English
- Keen interest in research and a wish to work in the field of aquatic science
- Approval and Enrolment
Salary and appointment terms
The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students. The period of employment is 3 years.
Further information
For further information about the project please contact Director Fritz Köster, (+45) 3588 3300.
General information may be obtained from Helge Abildhauge Thomsen, (+45) 3588 3020, or Nina Qvistgaard, (+45) 3588 3090
Application
We must have your online application by 7 December 2010. Please open the link "apply for this job online" and fill in the application form and attach your application. Applications must include a curriculum vitae, documentation of a completed master`s degree including grades, and, if possible, copies of relevant scientific publications written by the applicant. Furthermore, the application must include a vision for the PhD study and for this project in particular.
Candidates may apply prior to obtaining their master`s degree, but cannot begin before having received it.
All interested candidates irrespective of disalibity, age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
The purpose of DTU Aqua is to provide research, advice and education at the highest international level within the sustainable exploitation of living marine and freshwater resources, the biology of aquatic organisms and the dynamics of ecosystems as well as their integration in ecosystem-based management. DTU Aqua has 280 employees, of whom a third are scientific staff. The other employees are assistant biologists, laboratory technicians, IT employees, administrative staff, ship`s crew, student assistants etc. The institute is organized into eight scientific sections which carry out the research, educational and advisory activities. In addition, the institute has a number of scientific and administrative support functions, including the research vessel DANA. DTU Aqua has employees in Charlottenlund, Silkeborg and Hirtshals as well as on Dana. You can read more about DTU Aqua on www.aqua.dtu.dk
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